A little bit of sass, a whole lot of heart, sprinkle in some self-care and positive mindset, wrap it in a slightly irreverent sisterhood of fun, and you’ve got Finally Effing Happy! Happiness Coach, Shannon Klenk shares her personal journey, countless ha
Luisa Morrone, Founder of My Way of Eating, is a firecracker! Her story is inspiring and her energy is infectious. She lost 145 lbs, reversed Type 2 Diabetes, and lives with the energy and joy she always dreamed of. She is a wealth of knowledge and practical tips to help you make choices that will change your life. She will have you believing you can do it too… whatever it is! You can do it! How to connect with Luisa: Facebook: Luisa Morrone Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mywayofeatingcanbeyourwayofeating TicTok: mwayofeating IG: https://www.instagram.com/mwayofeating How to connect with Happiness Coach, Shannon Klenk: Everything Finally Effing Happy >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect with Shannon >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Instagram >>> @FinallyEffingHappy Community >>> bit.ly/FinallyEffingHappyGroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList (heehee) Work with Shannon >>> bit.ly/WorkingwithShannon Free 60 Min EFT with Shannon >>> https://bit.ly/eftwithshannon2021 Episode Sponsor: Kat Correa >>> https://www.yourinspiredwords.com IG >>> @YourInspiredWords Facebook Group >>> The Soulfire Collective
Morning routines boost happiness, reduce stress, increase productivity and create a solid foundation to launch you into your day. But it can be hard to create an effective one, let alone stick to it. As I am re-tooling my morning routine now that none of my kids are at home, I thought I'd share some of my favorite tips for transforming your morning routine. Here are a few key takeaways from today's episode: You have a morning routine, it just may not be very supportive. There are things you cannot change about your morning, but you DO have influence and impact on what you pack into your morning routine. An ‘alarm' is designed to trigger your fight or flight instinct. Think about that; maybe not the most peaceful way to start your day. Feel all four corners of your feet on the floor, the very first thing, to ground you into your day. The synapsis in your brain will fire differently if you do NOT look at your cell phone first thing. Both a short routine and long routine can meet all your essential start-your-day needs. Don't give up on a morning routine just because you aren't a morning person. Commitment to your morning routine begins the night before. Hydration, movement, mediation - some is better than none. Pick one area of improvement in your morning routine and just work on that one thing. Perfection is NOT the goal! How to connect with Happiness Coach, Shannon Klenk: Everything Finally Effing Happy >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect with Shannon >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Instagram >>> @FinallyEffingHappy Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList (heehee) Work with Shannon >>> bit.ly/WorkingwithShannon Befriend Your Inner Critic - Registration Page: https://bit.ly/befriendyourinnercritic2021 EPISODE SPONSOR: Kat Correa www.YourInspiredWords.com Instagram >>> @thesoulfirecollective_
Firing on All Cylinders! The Essentials to Living at Your Best! With Heidi Bramm, Holistic Lifestyle Strategist Essential oils, reducing your toxic load, nourishment for cellular health, rejuvenating rest and so much more! This interview with Heidi Bramm is chock full of tangible, practical tips on how to FEEL and BE better. Here area few takeaways: Four core areas of health: nutrition, movement, rest, reducing your toxic load. Rest is different from sleep and equally important. Rest is super productive because we are busy recharging our battery. Essential oils can help balance, calm and relax. Essential oils can have both a physical health and mental health benefits. When using essential oils its super important to use medicinal grade products (reach out to Heidi if you need more info on that). Your body is a gigantic filter. Be aware of what you put it in, on it, around it. Healing and health at a cellular level is possible. Celery juice… need I say more. The more colorful your food, the more antioxidants. Antioxidants are the good guys, replenishing goodness in your body. Free radicals are the bad guys stealing the good stuff. Small changes can make a big difference in reducing inflammation. How to connect with Heidi Bramm, Holistic Life Strategist: www.heidibramm.com Click Here for Free Essential Oils Workshop Book a Prophetic Heart Healing Here Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/coveredbeloved How to connect with Happiness Coach, Shannon Klenk: Everything Finally Effing Happy >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect with Shannon >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Instagram >>> @FinallyEffingHappy Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList (heehee) Work with Shannon >>> bit.ly/WorkingwithShannon Today's Sponsor: Kat Correa - Your Inspired Words! www.YourInspiredWords.com Instagram >>> @thesoulfirecollective_
Do you ever feel blah for days on end after you get home from vacation? Or even just now as kids go back to school and we approach the end of summer? Here are 10 super practical tips to curb those post vacation blues and dive back into your happiness lifestyle, enjoying the fruits of authentic positive thinking and stellar self-care! Today's Takeaways: Post vacation blues are real; but be mindful of who you seek support from. Plan ahead, if, and where, you can. Get your body moving but give yourself time to rebuild after you get home. Jet lag, flight fatigue, car exhaustion is real - and although you are close to being a super woman, you too will be affected by them. Buy a water bottle, mug, or glass to hydrate from when you get home. Have something from your trip to trip your senses. Intentionally reminisce over photos during coffee or dinner. Incorporate little things into your day that intentionally bring you joy. Don't take it out on others. The 72 Hour Rule! Connect with Shannon: Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Instagram >>> https://www.instagram.com/finallyeffinghappy/ Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappyemaillist
Are you ready to shine? In this interview, Brigette Heller, founder of The Strong and Capable, explores how to change your thoughts in order to change your life, regardless of, yet deeply aware of, what is going on around you. She shares her transformation through anxiety, postpartum depression, trauma and physical pain to self-care, creativity, grace and honesty… all while finding the beauty in the brokenness. This honest and open interview will surely inspire and ignite your own journey to joy in the face of life's everyday challenge and stress. Key takeaways: You have the power to change your thoughts and rewrite your life. The moment you say, “Don't need that; I'm good,” and let it go is often the moment you get the thing you are seeking. True strength is knowing when to push, knowing when to pull; knowing when to keep going, knowing when to rest, knowing how to keep your tank full instead of empty. You are not serving the people you love when you sacrifice your own self-care. Boundaries are critical to self-care. Life is not lived in the extremes. It is lived in the middle. You have so much knowledge within you. It's less about learning new tools and more about putting the tools you have into action. Healing comes from the inside out. Journaling is the bridge between your mind and your heart. It's really ok to rock it! Your most authentic self is your most beautiful self. And, of course, GLITTER shines brighter than gold BECAUSE it is broken. Brigette Heller, The Strong and Capable www.thestrongandcapable.com Instagram >>> @brigette.heller The Strong and Capable Facebook Page >>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/628549991097806 Awake Community >>> https://www.thestrongandcapable.com/awake Shannon Klenk, Happiness Coach & Self-Care Strategist Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappyemaillist
Gentle, inspiring and jam packed with practical tips! Maria McKeon, Founder of Maria McKeon Wellness, shares her journey through eating disorders to physical and spiritual health & wellness. We discuss stepping out of your comfort zone, quieting the inner critic, the power of sharing, how to take yoga off the yoga mat and into your life, and so much more. You are going to love her gentle, calm spirit. She is a true Finally Effing Happy Warrior. Where to find Maria: www.mariamckeon.com Facebook Group >>> https://www.facebook.com/maria.mckeon.9 Instagram >>> @its_mariamckeon Where to find Shannon: Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Instagram >>> https://www.instagram.com/finallyeffinghappy/ Facebook Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Leave a Review >>> 860-385-1088
Stop managing your time and start managing your bandwidth! My guess is you have less time and less energy than you would like. If that's you, ditch the time management and start managing your bandwidth. You know you best. You know what you do and don't have capacity for. Be honest with yourself! Schedule your self-care first. Start by writing down your fundamental needs. Because there is zero sustainability if you are not taking care of your self-care needs first. Behind every no there is a yes. And mindset strategies are as important to bandwidth management as smart calendaring skills. You are enough! You are doing enough! Calendar with a nourishing, nurturing heart. Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList Voicemail >>> 860-385-1088
Never Let Disability Keep You From Your Dreams! Managing Medical Care to Mindset… & Everything In-Between An Interview with Alison Hayes, Founder of Thriving While Disabled Alison Hayes, Founder of Thriving While Disabled, is as passionate as I am that dreams are possible even if you live with chronic illness. In this interview we talk about everything from managing medical care to mindset… including, prioritizing, finding doctor right, information overload, social welfare systems, and staying in the now. She talks honestly about the embarrassment and shame people can have when needing to learn more about social welfare programs. She is a font of personal and professional knowledge to help you on your chronic illness journey so that you, too, can live your dreams, even if, especially if, you live with a chronic condition. A few takeaways from today's episode: Start where you are at and work from there. Online communities and organizations specific to your diagnosis are a good place to start, and anchor yourself, when gathering information. Use google docs or notes to list your two or three go-to websites so when you are in the middle of brain fog you can quickly and clearly find those references. Social welfare programs like Disability, SSI, Snap Benefits, may be a part of your health equation, and, although there may be some embarrassment or shame about getting more information, it's ok to ask for help. Treat your chronic illness management like a job. It helps to stay in right now. In other words, don't live in the ‘wreckage of your future', getting anxious about things that have not happened and may never happen. Beyond your health management, pick one thing you really love, and just do that one thing for right now. Your goal is to see the fewest number of doctors possible while being the best health possible. Don't let your chronic illness keep you from living the life of your dreams. Where to find Alison >>>www.thrivingwhiledisabled.com Facebook Group >>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/207663193339740 Instagram >>> https://www.instagram.com/thrivingw.disabled/ Twitter >>> @Thrivingwdisabl Where to find Shannon & Finally Effing Happy: Learn More >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Facebook Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList Voicemail >>> 860-385-1088
How do you start your day when you feel like crap? Especially when you are feeling like crap because you made some bad choices…. like Hershey Bars and Graham Cracker Ice Cream. YUM! Shan had a sugar-fest, for a few weeks, and is paying for it dearly. It can be food. It can be lack of sleep. It can be doing too much. As women living with chronic conditions, we make dozens of choices each day that impact how well, or not, we are going to feel physically. Which then impacts how much we like ourselves and how much we can get done. If you want more self-compassion and less self-critic, have a listen to these 3 top tricks for resetting your mindset, getting into motion, and turning the corner so you feel better (or at least well enough to get your day started!) both mentally and physically. Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList
Multi-passionate, multi-talented Neema Black is not your average vegan! There is NO cardboard tasting food here. And NO hard core ‘you have to change everything, right now, in order to be healthy' here. Neema's passion for making plants the primary source of your fuel is infectious and judgement-free. As she says, “Our relationship with food is complicated!” She's filled with practical tips, suggestions and ideas while inspiring with joy and her harmonious spirit! If you need creative ways to get more plant-based foods into your diet in a way that is really, really doable for you and your chronic illness, Neema is an amazing resource! Takeaways from today's episode: ~People can give you advice and tips, but at the end of the day, you be you. ~You deserve to do that thing that lights you up, JUST BECAUSE it lights you up. You don't need to have any other reason than that! ~Everyone has a wellness journey. ~Open mindedness helps in our relationship with food. ~Look for the lesson. ~Know when it's time to rest. ~Sometimes you need to say, “What the f*#!,” but that doesn't mean you aren't grateful. ~Shoulding on yourself is contrary to self-love. ~Our relationship with food is complicated. ~Infuse your food with positivity. ~Be intentional about having joy in your life every day. Where to find Neema: Cooking Demos & The 90 Days to Wellness Plant-Based Eating Program >>> www.harmonicsoulwellness.com Instagram >>> https://www.instagram.com/neema_sings Facebook Group: Harmonious Living and Eating >>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/276037280288948 Where to find Shannon & Finally Effing Happy: Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList Leave a voice review >>> 860-385-1088
Laughter is the best medicine. Seriously! It frees our emotions. Can shift our perspective. Reduce overwhelm. Increases oxygen flow. Releases neuropeptides that decrease stress. Connects us with others. Breaks down barriers. And all while having heap loads of fun! In this episode, I interview Robert Rivest, Laughter Yoga Master Trainer. He shares his journey to peace and stillness through motion and activity. With 40+ years of experience in the mindfulness field, he shares his wisdom, his experience, and of course, his laughter. Takeaways from today's episode: Take time to share with someone who has contributed goodness to your life how much they mean to you (even if you think they hear it a lot from other people). You can simultaneously feel rooted and grounded yet light and free. There is stillness in movement. Ease in effort. Laughter Yoga is the quickest delivery system of the mind-body health benefits of laughing. Laughter dissolves all the walls between us. Motion creates emotion. Sitting, standing, walking, smiling and laughter can all be meditation. We can get through heavy things with laughter. Laughter helps to open the emotional valve, so that emotions that may be stuck can flow through. How to connect with Robert Rivest, Laughter Yoga Master Trainer For everything go to >>> https://www.robertrivest.com Robert's YouTube Channel >>> https://www.youtube.com/user/robertrivest Robert's FaceBook Page >>> https://www.facebook.com/robert.rivest.7/ Robert's Instagram >>> https://www.instagram.com/robertrivest/ The Carol Rivest Foundation http://www.carolrivestfoundation.org/home.html The Dynamic Neural Retraining System https://retrainingthebrain.com How to connect with Shannon Klenk, Happiness Coach & Self-Care Strategist: Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList 1:1 Discovery Session >>> bit.ly/discoverysessionwithshannon
It's really ok to be pissed - and how to get past it! An eloquent interview with Ronda Barney, L.C.S.W., R.D Can you do this one moment? Just this one? I introduce you to Ronda Barney, L.C.S.W., R.D. In this heartfelt interview she shares that despite all her professional experience, she found herself managing illness right after the birth of her first child and needing to implement all the strategies she taught to her clients. She shares the joys, the moments of surrender, the heart, the grief, and the beauty of living a rich, full, connected, joy-FULL life even with illness. This is Episode One in Finally Effing Happy's Sisterhood Stories, a series of interviews with kick-ass, can-do women who share their journey to joy through chronic illness. You are not alone! There is strength in our stories. And it is an honor to get to share them with you. Together we are powerful! Today's takeaways: It's okay to be pissed at your illness - for a while. The anticipation of having to struggle over and over and over again, keeps us from living in the moment. Can you do this one moment? Don't do it alone! You can't control the future moments, but you can control what you are doing right now. Learning to ask for help can be a gift. The littlest things can be the most powerful. Sometimes the thing we are afraid we are going to lose as a result of our illness, is the very thing we are given as the greatest gift of our illness. When you deal with the emotional aspects of your illness, your body can heal easier. Your body is a gift. Here's where to find Ronda and A Dose of Hope: Facebook Community >>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/adoseofhope/?ref=share Waitlist for Letters to Susan (Ronda's book) >>> rondabarney.com/waitlist Here's where to find Shannon and The Finally Effing Happy Sisterhood: Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Facebook Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Instagram >>> https://www.instagram.com/finallyeffinghappy/ Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList
Stop should-ing on yourself. Seriously! Here are three quick & easy hacks to elevate your energy, lighten your mood, and be kind to yourself, even on low energy days. They are a little goofy, but I promise they work. Takeaways: Make a commitment to NOT 'should on' yourself today. Underneath every should is a very valid feeling & need. Your needs are divine. When you say, “I should,” what you are really saying is, “I/this situation/whatever is not enough.” You are enough! Regardless of what is going on with your body, you always have a choice where to place your awareness. And where awareness goes, energy flows. Love is the most healing power! Facebook Group >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Free Discovery Session >>> http://bit.ly/discoverysessionwithshannon Learn More >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList
Happiness Hack: Putting The 3 E's to Sustainable Self-Care™ into ACTION! Does a firefighter wait until they get an emergency call to fill the gas tank of the firetruck? No. They stay fueled up. And you need to stay fueled up too! So when life strikes (be it your energy, kids, or work) you are fueled up and ready to go. But how? Join me Sundays at 8PM Eastern, in my free Facebook group at bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup to pick your self-care Essentials for the week ahead and calendar your Extra (but regular). We'll write them down and generate some energy and enthusiasm for the week ahead. It is super simple and super effective. Self-care is NOT about self-worth. I once heard someone say if you want self-esteem, you need to take esteemable actions. And The 3 E's to Sustainable Self-Care™ are the easiest way to get, and stay, in action. Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList
Hey beautiful! As a woman who lives with chronic illness, I never know when I am going to have an off day (or week for that matter!). It is CRITICAL that I am fueled up and taken care of so that I am at my best whenever I am needed (and as busy women, we are needed A LOT). In this episode I share my signature Self-Care System that will fuel YOU and allow you to better serve others. Even when life with chronic illness feels hard & depleting, it doesn't have to be. And it starts with taking care of YOU! Takeaways from today's episode: Consistent baby-steps of self-care create a strong and solid foundation. The 3 E's to Sustainable self-care are: Essentials, Extras (but regulars), Extravagants. Pick 2 or 3 (no more) Essentials to focus on each week and the snowball effect will take care of the rest. Extra's but regulars only count if you put them on your calendar. Intention is the secret sauce of self-care. Imperfect action beats perfect inaction every time. - Harry Truman Motivation comes when we can see the purpose and progress of our actions. Use your sisterhood. Strength does not come from figuring it all out yourself. Strength comes from asking for support from your sisterhood, even over the littlest of things. Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList
Hey beautiful! Sometimes you just need a sacred pause. I sure did! In this episode I share tips & tricks on how to listen to your body & spirit when you aren't getting done all the things you want to get done. When you aren't moving as far or as fast as you'd like. How to take a sacred pause. (PS. I just took a four week one!) Takeaways from today's episode: Don't judge your insides by everyone else's outsides. Keep moving. If you are disappointed a project isn't moving forward as fast as you would like, pick one thing, just one, to do everyday toward your goal. Give yourself permission to listen to your body. Schedule your energy/bandwidth, not your time. Prioritize what is most important to you and say no to the rest. Be well & be kind to you today! Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList
Life tried to knock me on my @$$ this week. How do you handle it when your chronic illness ‘flares'? Is your happiness contingent on feeling physically good, on your A-game? I share what I did this week to find & feel joy, see & enhance the good in my life, even though I was physically feeling awful. I want happiness even on the days when I feel like crap. And I want that for you too! Here are a few key takeaways: If you live with chronic illness, happiness can be found even on the days when you feel like crap or are having a flare-up. Words have power. The words you use to talk to yourself about your flare-up have power. Wonder Woman's bangles balance her great power with great love (self-love that is). I may be powerless to stop a wave, but I am NOT helpless or hopeless. Ride the wave! There are two concurrently moving paths to recovery: one internal, one external. When you are feeling strong, set up self-care systems... so that, on days when your chronic condition flares, you have nourishing self-care at your fingertips. Don't do it alone! And… be kind to you today! Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com
Take a Stand for Your Happiness! What Science Says About How Happiness Heals. There is a lot of science behind why happiness is important to your health. But first, you have to give yourself permission to be happy. No, really! It's amazing how many incredible women hold themselves back from diving into happiness. And if you live with chronic illness, happiness can be hard to achieve or maintain or experience, especially on those days when you physically feel crappy. I hope you take a stand for your happiness and here are few takeaways from today's episode: Give yourself permission to be happy. Right now. Action is more important than knowledge (I know how to do a sit up, but I do not have six pack abs!). Outside circumstances contribute only about 10% toward our sense of happiness. Data shows people who are happy have more energy, are more creative, are faster, more accurate, heal quicker, have lower rates of cardiovascular disease, live longer, and so much more. Three primary happiness destroyers are comparison-itis, lack of close friendships, and holding onto resentment. Like you didn't already know that! People who have faced great adversity actually have higher rates of happiness than those who have not faced great adversity. “You can either give up, or work for change.” - Michelle Obama Don't give up on your happiness! Enjoy! xoxo Shannon Learn >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList Connect with Shannon >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com
Welcome! To Finally Effing Happy. A podcast & community for kick-ass women living with chronic illness. I'm Shannon, Happiness Coach and Self-Care Strategist. I'll share my story, happiness hacks, self-care strategies, and amazing fellow warrior women living with chronic illness. Today's episode introduces my story, my heart, and my journey to joy living with chronic illness. My illness wasn't diagnosed until my early 40's, so I spent much of my life not on my a-game. Nonetheless, I have found happiness using a combination of internal and external strategies; internal, mindset COMBINED WITH external, self-care strategies. I have built a self-care superstructure that allows me to consistently ‘practice happiness' so joy is within reach even when my body is not feeling at it's best. And I want that happiness for you too! Today's takeaways: Happiness is to be had, even if you live with a chronic condition. I am not my illness, and neither are you. There is a balance between acknowledging and honoring the chronic condition, and not letting it be the driver of every day. Happiness is welcoming all emotions and facing them head on. Happiness is not denial. Self-care is both internal mindset and external self-care. Don't do it alone! Challenges are eased when shared and joy is doubled when done together. Community >>> bit.ly/finallyeffinghappygroup Email List >>> https://bit.ly/TheEffingEmailList Learn More >>> www.finallyeffinghappy.com Connect >>> finallyeffinghappy@gmail.com